Carragher not giving up

22 February 2009 21:47
iverpool defender Jamie Carragher is refusing to concede defeat in the race for the Premier League title.[LNB] The Reds saw their championship dreams suffer another dent on Sunday after they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Manchester City.[LNB]The draw along with Manchester United's win over Blackburn leaves Liverpool seven points behind Sir Alex Ferguson's side with United now firm favourites to claim a third title in a row.[LNB]Carragher admitted the draw to City was a blow to Liverpool's chances, but he is not ready to throw in the towel.[LNB]"Yeah it is a big blow," Carragher told Sky Sports News. "We were five points behind before the weekend which was something we try to cut over the weekend, but with Man Utd winning and us drawing it has gone the other way.[LNB]"We would have prefered to have gone three or four points behind and it is going to make it more difficult for ourselves, but there is still a long way to go."[LNB]Dirk Kuyt's late goal earned Liverpool a point against City to cancel out Craig Bellamy's opener and Carragher concedes Rafa Benitez's men were not at their best against City.[LNB]He said: "You have got to give credit to Man City but we probably never created as much as we have liked.[LNB]"But to come back into it from 1-0 down we are pleased with that, we have done it a few times coming back this season but couldn't quite do it today."[LNB]Winning runCarragher admits Liverpool are going to have go on a winning run to have any chance of catching United and believes they need to beat the reigning champions at Old Trafford next month to get their title bid back on track.[LNB]"I think we are going to have to go on a great run to catch Man Utd but I think we are capable of that," he said.[LNB]"We have still got to go there and it looks like we are going to have to win there, which is going to be difficult as they are a great side Man Utd, but that is something we are going to have to do I think."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports